Session
Stanford University
Brittan Heller, Lecturer at Stanford University and Stanford Law School, Academia/Civil Society, North America.
Brittan Heller, Lecturer at Stanford University and Stanford Law School, Academia/Civil Society, North America.
Brittan Heller (lightning talk)
Brittan Heller (lightning talk)
9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
10. Reduced Inequalities
16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Targets: Brittan Heller's proposed lightning talk on privacy and human rights in the context of 3D computing and XR technologies intersects with several United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure - This goal focuses on building resilient infrastructure, promoting inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and fostering innovation. Heller's discussion on developing new privacy frameworks to accommodate emerging technologies fits well with promoting sustainable technological advancements and ensuring that new infrastructures (like XR devices) are safe and inclusive. SDG 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions - This goal emphasizes promoting peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, providing access to justice for all, and building effective, accountable institutions at all levels. Heller's focus on privacy, human rights, and safety directly aligns with ensuring strong legal frameworks and protections for individuals in the digital age. SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities - This goal aims to reduce inequality within and among countries. The talk's emphasis on privacy and human rights within new technological frameworks touches on ensuring that these innovations do not exacerbate existing inequalities or create new forms of digital divide.
Lightning Talk
Join technology and human rights expert Brittan Heller as she explores how the internet is evolving with new 3D computing technologies like XR glasses. These spatial computing devices blend our physical and digital worlds by collecting detailed data about our surroundings and our personal reactions. In her talk, Brittan will explain why traditional ways of protecting our privacy, such as opting out, may no longer be effective in this new digital landscape. Specifically, in what she calls the "embodied web," users cannot opt out if their body's information is required to calibrate the hardware. Brittan will discuss the risks associated with XR technologies, including how they might use our own involuntary biometric responses for targeted advertising. Additionally, she will address how personal identifying information can be extracted from seemingly anonymous data, such as the way someone points, to uniquely identify them even in large crowds. She emphasizes the importance of developing new privacy rules that can address these emerging challenges while the technology is still in its early stages. Her talk will focus on what these changes mean for our privacy, rights, and safety as we delve deeper into the world of spatial computing. Heller’s talk underscores the need to harness innovation and balance risks in digital space. You can learn more about her ideas in her lecture for the Stanford Cyber Policy Center ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0zhkvM_iGY](https://www.youtube.com/wa…)) or in her paper ([https://scholarship.law.vanderbilt.edu/jetlaw/vol23/iss1/1/](https://scholarship.law.vanderbilt.edu/jetlaw/vol23/iss1/1/)).
This is a lightning talk and the speaker would be fully on-site.